The incident occurred late Wednesday when the train hit a large truck that had stopped on a level crossing near the town of Caluso, causing three carriages to come off the rails.
“At 11:20 pm (2120 GMT) the regional train 10027 Turin-Ivrea hit a heavy goods vehicle that had stopped on a functioning level crossing after crashing through the barriers,” RFI, which manages Italy’s rail network, said in a statement.
Local police said there were between 40 and 50 people in the train, which was the last one running from Turin to the suburb of Ivrea.
Media reports said four of the injured were in serious condition.
“According to early information, the driver of the train was killed and many other passengers have been injured,” the statement added.
The AGI news agency said the second victim was taken to a Turin hospital by helicopter with severe injuries but he did not survive.
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